PM in self-quarantine, to miss swearing-in of Cabinet
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is in self-quarantine after coming into close contact with positive cases of Covid-19. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said Ismail will miss the swearing-in of his Cabinet by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this afternoon. It said he will attend virtually the…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is in self-quarantine after coming into close contact with positive cases of Covid-19.
In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said Ismail will miss the swearing-in of his Cabinet by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this afternoon.
It said he will attend virtually the Merdeka Day celebration scheduled for tomorrow at Dataran Pahlawan Negara, Putrajaya, which will carry on as planned.
Ismail’s new ministers and their deputies are scheduled to be sworn in at 2.30pm today, having been announced on Friday morning.
He unveiled a familiar line-up that featured many of the same faces as his predecessors, albeit with some key changes, chief of which was former science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s move to the health ministry.
Ismail is scheduled to make a televised Merdeka address tonight at 9pm. — Free Malaysia Today
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